Coverage dated December 18, 2024

Biden sets goal of cutting greenhouse gases by more than 60%

Headline from Newsweek

His revised target builds on previous commitments to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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  1. Newsweek

    Biden sets goal of cutting greenhouse gases by more than 60% (opens Newsweek)

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    His revised target builds on previous commitments to halve emissions by 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

  2. Winchester Star

    Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits world stage (opens Winchester Star)

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    President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035. Biden is seeking to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as

  3. CNN

    Biden just unveiled America’s ambitious new climate goal. Trump will assuredly undo it (opens CNN)

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    The Biden administration just announced an aggressive target for the US to cut its planet-warming pollution over the next decade – a goal that will all but assuredly be reversed by President-elect Donald Trump in his first days in office.

  4. UPI

    Biden administration sets new goals for cutting greenhouse gas emissions (opens UPI)

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    The Biden administration announced on Thursday it has formally submitted new goals as part of the United Nations as part of the Paris Agreement to cut emissions by up to 66% by 2035.

  5. The Columbian

    Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60% as he exits the world stage (opens The Columbian)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Don

  6. NPR

    Biden set an ambitious new climate goal. Will it still matter under Trump? (opens NPR)

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    The Biden administration set a new climate goal for the U.S. The White House argues states, cities and corporations will continue the work, even as Trump plans to exit the Paris climate agreement.

  7. The Boston Globe

    Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60 percent as he exits world stage (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Biden said the new goal — which supersedes a previous plan to cut carbon emissions at least in half by 2030 — keeps the United States on track to achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions economy-wide by 2050.

  8. The Washington Free Beacon

    In Final Days, Biden Sets Aggressive New Climate Goal, Aiming To Curb Emissions More Than 60 Percent by 2035 (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    With just weeks left in office, President Joe Biden announced on Thursday an aggressive new climate goal to reduce U.S. carbon emissions by two-thirds by 2035, a move that the incoming administration is likely to ignore.

  9. Oil Price

    Biden Pledges 61% Emissions Cut by 2035 Ahead of Trump Presidency (opens Oil Price)

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    A month ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the Biden Administration on Thursday set a bold new target of reducing net greenhouse emissions by between 61% and 66% below 2005 levels by 2035.

  10. Phys

    White House unveils new climate goals weeks before Trump's return (opens Phys)

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    President Joe Biden

  11. Scientific American

    Biden Pledges Huge Climate Emissions Cuts He Can’t Enforce. Here’s Why It Still Matters (opens Scientific American)

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    President Biden strengthened the U.S.’s commitment to slash climate pollution under the Paris Agreement knowing that President-elect Donald Trump could abandon it, but states and cities could still use it as a guide

  12. CBS News

    Biden sets new climate goal for slashing U.S. greenhouse gas emissions (opens CBS News)

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    The new goal is part of the Paris Agreement​, under which member nations must update their emission cut targets every five years.

  13. Washington Examiner

    Biden reveals new climate targets, seeking to curb emissions more than 60% by 2035 (opens Washington Examiner)

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    “Together, we will turn this existential threat into a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform our nation for generations to come," President Joe Biden said.

  14. The Guardian

    Biden declares tougher 2035 emissions targets weeks before Trump return (opens The Guardian)

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    President formally files new plans under Paris agreement and hails ‘boldest climate agenda in American history’

  15. Breitbart News

    Biden Promises New Climate Goals 31 Days Before Trump’s Return (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Joe Biden might be heading for the exit but he promised a new climate target under the Paris accord, even as President-elect Donald Trump has vowed to review U.S. commitments to the globalist treaty.

  16. New York Post

    Biden pledges to cut US greenhouse gases by more than 60% — as Trump vows to undo climate work (opens New York Post)

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    President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035 as he fights to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month.

  17. KOB 4

    Biden, on his way out, sets 'ambitious' climate goal: Cut US greenhouse gas emissions by over 60% (opens KOB 4)

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    President Joe Biden is pledging to cut U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by more than 60% by 2035. Biden is seeking to ensure his legacy on slowing global warming, even as President-elect Donald Trump vows to undo much of Biden’s climate work when he takes office next month.

  18. Fox News

    Biden sets economy-wide climate target: reducing emissions 66 percent in 2035 from 2005 levels (opens Fox News)

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    President Biden's administration made a symbolic push for a massive reduction in carbon emissions just before leaving office.

  19. Grist

    Biden just set a big new climate goal. Can the U.S. achieve it? (opens Grist)

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    With Trump set to take office, cutting emissions 66 percent by 2035 will require rapid action from states, cities, and the private sector.

  20. Newsweek

    Biden sets new emissions targets in a final flurry of climate action (opens Newsweek)

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    In the closing weeks of his presidency, Joe Biden set ambitious CO2 emissions targets and approved billions for EVs before Donald Trump takes over.

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